Pipefitter Journeyman

TIC - The Industrial Company; Forsyth (GA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC - The Industrial Company seeks qualified personnel to plan, lay-out, install, test and repair piping systems across industrial sites. You will read isometrics, fabricate components, and weld joints while aligning and securing equipment per project specs.

The role requires working on construction sites, managing multiple tasks, and adhering to safety rules. You’ll routinely interpret plans and use layout tools to meet stringent specifications.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent with prior piping field experience.
• Strong ability to read and interpret plans and drawings.
• Proficient in safe use of electrical and hand tools, and layout tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lay-out, install, test and repair piping systems per plans and codes.
• Maintain knowledge of butt welded, socket welded, threaded, Victaulic, grooved, glued and fused joints.
• Read isometrics, take measurements, fabricate and install piping efficiently.
• Align, bolt and clamp components for welding; assemble pipes and fittings.
• Position materials, install equipment, vessels, pumps and supports.
• Inspect work for contract compliance and correct deficiencies.

Skills

Isometrics reading

Piping fabrication

Welding joints

Rigging

Layout & measurement

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Bevelling machines

Cut-off grinders

Pipe threaders

Hammers

Torches

Magnetic drills

Saw-Zall

Job description

Plan, lay-out, install, test and repair all types of piping systems in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain working knowledge of various types of pipe and pipe systems, including butt welded, socket welded, threaded, Victaulic, grooved, glued and fused joints
• Reading isometric drawings, taking measurements, fabricating and installing piping efficiently
• Align, bolt, and clamp together components of fabricated metal products to secure in position for welding
• Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding and threading joints
• Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation; and install all other items in accordance with the applicable plans and specifications
• Distinguish varying thickness and types of metal materials
• Manually handle and securely apply rigging equipment
• Operate tools and equipment including: beveling machines, cut-off grinders, pipe threaders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, and a Saw-Zall
• Layout and install equipment, vessels, skids, pumps, pipe, and supports
• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• Licenses (List Requirements)
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and fit for duty medical

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Few contractors can build what TIC builds, the way TIC builds it. We only hire the best — and our family mentality will drive you to continue to be the best

Whether it’s cement for our sidewalks and driveways; aluminum for our automobiles; wood pellets for our grills; paper plates for our picnics; food for our pets or the beverages we consume with our friends, our longstanding work in the industrial market touches the tiny details in our daily lives.